Speak from a dais, perhaps (5)

I believe the answer is:

orate

(Other definitions for orate that I've seen before include "Talk pompously" , "Speak in public" , "Spout" , "Give speech" , "Speak pompously and at length" .)

I've seen this clue in The New York Times.

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